Semantic HTML
Semantic HTML explained through meaningful elements, HTML5 structure, header, nav, footer, section, figure, accessibility, and more understandable markup.
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Front‑end Development, page 11 of 23
Front‑end web development is my personal niche, it is the art of creating visual and interactive elements for a website, including layout, design, and interactivity, using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Below you will find a subset of articles from my blog specifically about Front‑End Development. This is an area I have worked with for many years, and it has been a regular subject in my writing. There are four hundred eight articles collected together for you below.
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Positioning in CSS. Positioning in CSS
Understand CSS positioning with static, relative, absolute, fixed, and sticky values, including containing blocks, layout effects, and common front‑end bugs.
Margin Collapse in CSS. Margin Collapse in CSS
Understand CSS margin collapse, including vertical margins, parent‑child behaviour, margin transference, why it feels odd, and how to prevent it.
Use CSS to Change the Mouse Cursor. Use CSS to Change the Mouse Cursor
Change the mouse cursor with CSS using built‑in cursor values or custom assets, while keeping interaction cues useful and avoiding distracting effects.
Exploring CSS Viewport Units Beyond vw and vh. Exploring CSS Viewport Units Beyond
vwandvhExplore CSS viewport units beyond vw and vh, including vmin, vmax, vi, vb, svh, lvh, and dvh for mobile browser chrome, writing modes, and sizing bugs.
Cleaning up Your JavaScript Code: The Double Bang (!!) Operator. Cleaning up Your JavaScript Code: The Double Bang (
!!) OperatorThe double bang operator turns values into explicit booleans, but it is not always the clearest option. Here's when it helps and when it does not.
Performance Lessons from Small Brighton Websites. Performance Lessons from Small Brighton Websites
Small Brighton websites can still be slow. Here are practical performance lessons on images, scripts, hosting, mobile UX, and maintainable fixes.
Understanding and Using Flexbox in CSS. Understanding and Using Flexbox in CSS
Flexbox in CSS allows for flexible, dynamic and responsive layouts. Learn how to use its properties to create efficient interfaces and avoid potential issues.
React vs. Vue vs. Angular. React vs. Vue vs. Angular
Compare React, Vue, and Angular across ecosystem, learning curve, state, templates, team fit, SEO concerns, and how to choose a front‑end framework.
Specificity in CSS. Specificity in CSS
CSS specificity explains why some selectors win and others stubbornly do not. This guide breaks down the rules without making them feel mystical.
Static Site Generators. Static Site Generators
Static site generators trade runtime complexity for build‑time output. This article looks at the benefits, the drawbacks, and where they fit best.
All About Headless CMSes. All About Headless CMSes
Websites have not been set‑and‑forget for a long time now, and without the technical know‑how to update a static site, CMSes are a key part of web development.
What Makes a Great JavaScript Developer? What Makes a Great JavaScript Developer?
What makes a great JavaScript developer goes well beyond syntax. This article looks at judgement, fundamentals, debugging, and day‑to‑day habits.
Do Websites Need to Look the Same in Every Browser? Do Websites Need to Look the Same in Every Browser?
Progressive enhancement in web development is often misunderstood: it allows us to take advantage of more modern browsers, without penalising the older ones.
Adaptive vs. Responsive Design & Development. Adaptive vs. Responsive Design & Development
Now used as almost trivial marketing buzz words, there really are significant differences between responsive and adaptive design and development techniques.
What Skills are Required for a Front‑End Developer? What Skills are Required for a Front‑End Developer?
Front‑end developer skills explained, from HTML, CSS, JavaScript, accessibility, debugging, Git, APIs, frameworks, responsive design, and communication.
What is an HTML Entity? What is an HTML Entity?
HTML entities explained through reserved characters, invisible spaces, ampersands, symbols, punctuation, browser rendering, and when entities are useful.
Flexbox vs. grid. Flexbox vs.
gridAt first glance, 'flexbox' and 'grid' in CSS appear to solve similar problems in different ways. They are both suited to very different layouts however.
